P/R side chat thread, v. I am not a number I am a free man

[bosk1]

Do we really need a P/R side chat thread?  I'm not sure.  But sometimes, people just want to post shorter, more chatty political or religion based topics that don't really have their own thread.  And people seem to like to use it, so...

[Jaffa]

Thanks for letting me in, boss. 

[bosk1]

Thanks for posting so that I know it actually works.  I was beginning to wonder if I might have screwed something up and not realized it. 

[Elite]

And you have my thanks as well!

[Jaffa]

Thanks for posting so that I know it actually works.  I was beginning to wonder if I might have screwed something up and not realized it. 

 

[SeRoX]

I support the new policy. And thanks bosk1.

[lonestar]

Damn, I only asked for access to be first. Oh well.

[bosk1]

Damn, I only asked for access to be first. Oh well.

Hey, can you confirm for me real quick that I didn't accidentally make you all mods without realizing it?  I seem to recall a similar debacle in the past.

[Jaffa]

Unfortunately I do not seem to have any moderator powers, no.

[rumborak]

Back in!

rumborak

[SeRoX]

Unfortunately I do not seem to have any moderator powers, no.

I have remove-post power. 



But just mine.   

[Scorpion]

Hello P/R. It smells fresh in here.

[Elite]

Nice 'n shiny!

[bosk1]

[Jaffa]

You want me to poke you in the eyes?

Okay, sorry.  Serious face. 

Out of curiosity, on what grounds might someone be denied permission for posting here?  I understand that's your discretion, but I'm just wondering.  Is it just an issue of whether or not a member has broken the rules, or might someone be kept out because their opinions tend to irk people and their topics tend to get out of hand?

[lonestar]

Maybe this will help....

1st RULE: You do not talk about P/R.

2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about P/R.

3rd RULE: If someone says "stop" or goes limp, taps out the fight is over.

4th RULE: Only two guys to a fight.

5th RULE: One fight at a time.

6th RULE: No shirts, no shoes.

7th RULE: Fights will go on as long as they have to.

8th RULE: If this is your first night at P/R, you HAVE to fight

[bosk1]

You want me to poke you in the eyes?

Okay, sorry.  Serious face. 

Out of curiosity, on what grounds might someone be denied permission for posting here?  I understand that's your discretion, but I'm just wondering.  Is it just an issue of whether or not a member has broken the rules, or might someone be kept out because their opinions tend to irk people and their topics tend to get out of hand?

I'm not going to keep people out just because they have whacky views/opinions.  But if they have a posting style that, because of the way they express those views/opinions, they frequently cause trouble, they will be denied access.  There are lots of good reasons for keeping the P/R forum, but the tone of this forum has not been in line with the tone of the forusm at large, and that needs to change.  Rather than delete the P/R forum, we're just going to exercise greater control over who has and who keeps access.

EDIT:  Or what lonestar said.

[Jaffa]

Alright, thanks for clarifying.

And providing Fight Club references. 

[lonestar]

Just trying to be helpful.

[El Barto]

Seeing posts from people who've been granted access isn't all that interesting.  It's the people who were denied access that we all want to know about.

[kirksnosehair]

*switching to read-only mode*

[snapple]

Thanks for access.




Alsooooooooooo,

Not sure if this needs a new thread, but I'll start the conversation here.

Daniel Tosh's rape joke:

http://breakfastcookie.tumblr.com/post/26879625651/so-a-girl-walks-into-a-comedy-club

So that's the girls account of the story

http://www.buzzfeed.com/amyodell/comedy-club-owner-says-daniel-tosh-incident-has-be

That's the club owner's recounting of the story


I feel, if you're at a comedy club, you better be ready for anything. Especially if you interrupt a guy during his set.

[Omega]

I've a question: say someone posts something in a very polemical and confrontational/harsh tone (such as "Lol, but we all know the bible was created by a bunch of illiterate and dumb nomads and goat-herders in the Bronze Age to trick other stupid people" or perhaps "Wow. Natural Law?! What the hell does that even mean? I can't even take you seriously anymore," etc, etc) would it be appropriate to fight fire with fire, as it were, and correct or respond to such a post in a polemical manner? Should such a post be ignored? Notify the mods?

Thanks

[bosk1]

I've a question: say someone posts something in a very polemical and confrontational/harsh tone (such as "Lol, but we all know the bible was created by a bunch of illiterate and dumb nomads and goat-herders in the Bronze Age to trick other stupid people" or perhaps "Wow. Natural Law?! What the hell does that even mean? I can't even take you seriously anymore," etc, etc) would it be appropriate to fight fire with fire, as it were, and correct or respond to such a post in a polemical manner? Should such a post be ignored? Notify the mods?

Thanks

Report it and do NOT respond in kind.  Because if you do, and we find that that posts warrants action, yours likely will warrant the same action if its tone or content is similar.

[Adami]

Not a fan of starting threads, but I figure I'd ask what you guys think about the bus bomb in Bulgaria?

[eric42434224]

Bacon.
Boobs.

[Adami]

Not a fan of starting threads, but I figure I'd ask what you guys think about the bus bomb in Bulgaria?

The big bad bus bomb in Bulgaria that went boom?  Bloody brilliant.



Bacon.







Boobs.









Bye.

I'm glad the deaths of my countrymen is so hilarious to you. Thanks.

[snapple]

Not a fan of starting threads, but I figure I'd ask what you guys think about the bus bomb in Bulgaria?

I haven't seen anything. Link?

edit: I found it. Any idea how Netnayahaio (can't spell his name, so just N will suffice from now on) will respond to it?

[Adami]

Not a fan of starting threads, but I figure I'd ask what you guys think about the bus bomb in Bulgaria?

I haven't seen anything. Link?

edit: I found it. Any idea how Netnayahaio (can't spell his name, so just N will suffice from now on) will respond to it?

You can call him Bibi. And he will respond like he always does (and has already responded) with "BLAME IRAN !"

While it might be true that Iran is behind this, it wouldn't matter as he responds to everything with a statement on Iran, that's a how a fear mongering ruler works.

[eric42434224]

I'm glad the deaths of my countrymen is so hilarious to you. Thanks.

I would hope that you would'nt think I was actually trying to make fun of your countrymen.  Didn't know you are from Bulgaria.
Made a lighthearted comment about the alliteration.  If you are offended, I sincerely apologize.  I will edit the post.

[Adami]

I'm glad the deaths of my countrymen is so hilarious to you. Thanks.

I would hope that you would'nt think I was actually trying to make fun of your countrymen.  Didn't know you are from Bulgaria.
Made a lighthearted comment about the alliteration.  If you are offended, I sincerely apologize.  I will edit the post.

I'm not from Bulgaria, I'm from Israel. Israelis were the ones attacked. Not Bulgarians.

[bosk1]

I will re-enact Eric's post with emoticons:

[snapple]

Not a fan of starting threads, but I figure I'd ask what you guys think about the bus bomb in Bulgaria?

I haven't seen anything. Link?

edit: I found it. Any idea how Netnayahaio (can't spell his name, so just N will suffice from now on) will respond to it?

You can call him Bibi. And he will respond like he always does (and has already responded) with "BLAME IRAN !"

While it might be true that Iran is behind this, it wouldn't matter as he responds to everything with a statement on Iran, that's a how a fear mongering ruler works.

So, you think he probably won't counter with violence? (I seriously hope he doesn't)

[eric42434224]

5 minutes in the new PR and I'm already starting trouble.

[Adami]

Not a fan of starting threads, but I figure I'd ask what you guys think about the bus bomb in Bulgaria?

I haven't seen anything. Link?

edit: I found it. Any idea how Netnayahaio (can't spell his name, so just N will suffice from now on) will respond to it?

You can call him Bibi. And he will respond like he always does (and has already responded) with "BLAME IRAN !"

While it might be true that Iran is behind this, it wouldn't matter as he responds to everything with a statement on Iran, that's a how a fear mongering ruler works.

So, you think he probably won't counter with violence? (I seriously hope he doesn't)

No, he can't really. He won't attack Iran (just like they won't attack us.....us being Israel) and he can't attack anyone else cause no one knows for sure who's behind it. I mean, he's kind of the devil so he might respond with bombing Gaza, but I hope he's not THAT retarded.